{"product_id":"9780691173221","title":"The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm","description":"Author: Jacob Grimm\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691173221\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jan 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 568\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe original vision of Grimms\u0026amp;#x27; tales in English for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their \u003ci\u003eChildren\u0026amp;#x27;s and Household Tales\u003c\/i\u003e in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as \u003ci\u003eRapunzel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHansel and Gretel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCinderella\u003c\/i\u003e would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the very first time, \u003ci\u003eThe Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm\u003c\/i\u003e makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. These narrative gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezso.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Frog King\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Key\u003c\/i\u003e, wondrous worlds unfold - heroes and heroines are rewarded, weaker animals triumph over the strong, and simple bumpkins prove themselves not so simple after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsteemed fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes offers accessible translations that retain the spare description and engaging storytelling style of the originals. Indeed, this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique - they reflect diverse voices, rooted in oral traditions, that are absent from the Grimms\u0026amp;#x27; later, more embellished collections of tales. Zipes\u0026amp;#x27;s introduction gives important historical context, and the book includes the Grimms\u0026amp;#x27; prefaces and notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delight to read, \u003ci\u003eThe Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm\u003c\/i\u003e presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;This new translation...allows those without German expertise a chance to re-experience familiar stories in all their original Hemingway-esque terseness.\u0026amp;#x27;-Michael Dirda,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Zipes has produced the inaugural English translation of the two original volumes in a gutsy, robust style - warts-and-all.\u0026amp;#x27;-Marguerite Johnson,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798835744926,"sku":"ADS-9780691173221","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691173221.jpg?v=1778120669","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691173221","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}